[HTML][HTML] Current status of musculoskeletal application of shear wave elastography

JA Ryu, WK Jeong - Ultrasonography, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ultrasonography (US) is a very powerful diagnostic modality for the musculoskeletal system
due to the ability to perform real-time dynamic high-resolution examinations with the Doppler …

Are the mechanical or material properties of the achilles and patellar tendons altered in tendinopathy? A systematic review with meta-analysis

SJ Obst, LJ Heales, BL Schrader, SA Davis, KA Dodd… - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Changes in the mechanical behaviour of the Achilles and patellar tendons in
tendinopathy could affect muscle performance, and have implications for injury prevention …

Quantification of mechanical properties in healthy Achilles tendon using continuous shear wave elastography: a reliability and validation study

P Corrigan, JA Zellers, P Balascio… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purposes of this study were to (i) evaluate the intra-rater reliability of estimating Achilles
tendon mechanical properties with continuous shear wave elastography (cSWE),(ii) propose …

Neck muscle stiffness measured with shear wave elastography in women with chronic nonspecific neck pain

AV Dieterich, UŞ Yavuz, F Petzke, A Nordez… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2020 - jospt.org
Objective Utilizing shear wave elastography, we compared the stiffness of the neck extensor
muscles and the stiffness in muscle-specific regions between women with chronic …

Guidelines for ex vivo mechanical testing of tendon

SP Lake, JG Snedeker, VM Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tendons are critical for the biomechanical function of joints. Tendons connect muscles to
bones and allow for the transmission of muscle forces to facilitate joint motion. Therefore …

The potential role of sciatic nerve stiffness in the limitation of maximal ankle range of motion

RJ Andrade, SR Freitas, F Hug, G Le Sant… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
It is a long held belief that maximal joint range of motion (ROM) is restricted by muscle
tension. However, it exists indirect evidence suggesting that this assumption may not hold …

Shear wave elastography of the supraspinatus muscle and tendon: repeatability and preliminary findings

TG Baumer, L Davis, J Dischler, DS Siegal… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a promising tool for estimating musculoskeletal tissue
properties, but few studies have rigorously assessed its repeatability and sources of error …

Ultrasound elastography in tendon pathology: state of the art

R Domenichini, JB Pialat, A Podda, S Aubry - Skeletal radiology, 2017 - Springer
Elastography assesses the biomechanical and structural properties of tissues by measuring
their stiffness. Despite promising results, elastography has not yet earned its place in the …

Wearable tendon kinetics

SE Harper, RA Roembke, JD Zunker, DG Thelen… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study introduces a noninvasive wearable system for investigating tendon loading
patterns during outdoor locomotion on variable terrain. The system leverages shear wave …

Relationship between tendon structure, stiffness, gait patterns and patient reported outcomes during the early stages of recovery after an Achilles tendon rupture

D Laurent, L Walsh, A Muaremi, N Beckmann… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
After an Achilles tendon (AT) injury, the decision to return to full weightbearing for the
practice of sports or strenuous activities is based on clinical features only. In this study …